The Cherished Wife

Wife 117

“Charles, you’ll pay for this!” Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.

Robert’s curses filled Collosus Group as he was led away. No one knew what would happen to him, but everyone knew who really held the power here now.

“Mr. Hoffman, the young miss is looking for you!”

Charles’s secretary was on the phone. “She’s already in your office!”

“Got it,” Charles replied, giving Ronald a meaningful look. “Handle what comes next. And remember, if you don’t uproot the weeds, they’ll grow back with the spring breeze.”

“Yes, Mr. Hoffman!” Ronald replied with a serious tone. “I’ll take care of it right away.”

Charles walked back into his office and found Chloe sitting on the couch, looking fidgety and worried. She was holding a coffee cup, but she could not bring herself to drink from it.

As soon as the office door opened, she jumped to her feet. “Charles!”

Charles gave a little squint and leaned casually against the door, a half–smile on his face. “We’re at the office, you know.”

“Mr. Hoffman!” Chloe said, her voice showing she did not really want to say it. “Mr. Hoffman, I came here today to… Well, to ask…”

“To ask about how things went today?” Charles chuckled. “I thought you’d know best.”

Chloe bit her lip, a sarcastic edge to her voice. “You’ve always been the smart one ever since we were kids. So, what’s it going to be?”

Charles raised an eyebrow, telling her to relax. He walked over to his desk, stood there for a second, then pulled out a document from the drawer and handed it to Chloe.

Chloe looked confused. “What’s this?”

“It’s what you’ve been after!” Charles’s voice was low but playful. “Take it, and let’s not have a repeat of

this.”

“You…”

Chloe’s face went through a quick change of emotions as she took the document from Charles. When she saw what it was, she turned ghostly white. “You mean… Robert didn’t quit?”

Charles’s smile was knowing. “You’ve worked with him long enough. Don’t you know what he’s like?”

Chloe gave him a small, sad smile. “You really do know it all, huh? Then why did you say that stuff to me yesterday?” It was clear that Charles had everything under his thumb, and he did not need to say those things at all.

Chloe nibbled on her lip. “I get it now, Charles. Thanks!” If she had not made a bad choice back then, Robert would not have been able to blackmail her, and she would not have teamed up with him. “But how did you do it?”

“You don’t need to worry about that. Just remember, it can’t happen again,” Charles said, his eyes impassive as he looked at her. “Anna’s still little. She needs a real family.”

Chloe’s heart skipped a beat, but she knew this was as far as Charles could go to help her. That was okay.

She never thought her old mistake would let Robert trick her. “So, you told me all that yesterday just to get me to face Robert?”

Charles’s lips twitched into a smirk. “Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been backed into a corner.”

“But he still has shares in Collosus Group. If he and the others sell them off, we could be in big trouble!” If Chloe could think of that, Charles had already considered every possibility. “They’re in my hands now!”

“What?”

“He sold his shares last night. It’s faster than I thought he would!” Charles grinned. “Okay, I’ve given you what you need. It’s your move now.”

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